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About 20% of patients listed as alive in their electronic health records were actually deceased according to California data
About 20% of patients whose medical records showed them as being alive were in fact deceased according to California data. The issue is that California law makes these full death data available only "for purposes of law enforcement or preventing fraud," which doesn't include most hospitals. This leads to a lot of wasteful outreach.
December 4, 2023
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3 min read
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World AIDS Day 2023: Honoring the early generations of HIV/AIDS researchers and preparing the next
December 1, 2023
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7 min read
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Bringing more diversity to Parkinson’s disease research
A UCLA neurologist aims to help design studies with more Black participants.
December 1, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer,
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Black men with advanced prostate cancer less likely to receive crucial treatment, study finds
A new study found Black men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer are significantly less likely to be prescribed novel hormone therapy than other racial and ethnic groups despite the therapy being proven to extend the lives of men with the disease.
December 1, 2023
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4 min read
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Stress may impact stroke recovery, study shows
Both past trauma and acute stress right after a stroke can affect long-term outcomes.
November 30, 2023
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3 min read
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Substance abuse treatment helps reduce reported methamphetamine use among men who have sex with men
A nearly decade-long study by UCLA researchers found that substance abuse treatment of any kind may help to reduce methamphetamine usage among men who have sex with other men – a population that has been disproportionately impacted by the U.S. methamphetamine crisis in recent years.
November 29, 2023
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4 min read
Cancer,
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UCLA researchers detail how prostate cancers grow more aggressively to evade treatment
Researchers have recorded and detailed the molecular steps that transform a more common type of prostate cancer into an SCN cancer. A better understanding of this tumor evolution could lead to new therapies to prevent SCN prostate cancers from developing.
November 29, 2023
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4 min read
Cancer,
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Study reveals hidden immune defense against cancer
Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found certain immune cells can still fight cancer even when the cancer cells lack an important protein that the immune system relies on to help track down cancer cells.
November 28, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer,
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Surgeon and thoracic surgical oncologist Dr. Bryan Burt named chief of thoracic surgery at UCLA Health
Burt also leads an NIH-funded research laboratory focused on understanding mechanisms of response and resistance to immunotherapy, and improving intraoperative margin assessment in thoracic malignancies.
November 28, 2023
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2 min read
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First-generation sibling physicians complete training at UCLA Health
November 27, 2023
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5 min read
Cancer,
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Cancer,
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FDA approval of targeted therapy offers renewed hope for people with desmoid tumors
When Jon Fields, 33, was diagnosed with an extremely rare and potentially debilitating soft-tissue tumor in December of 2018, he didn’t know there were no standard treatment options or approved therapies for the type of tumor he had.
November 27, 2023
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5 min read
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Does patient-surgeon gender concordance lead to lower patient mortality? Mostly no, UCLA-led research suggests
New research finds little evidence that post-surgical patient mortality is lower when patient and surgeon are the same gender. This study shows that gender concordance was associated with lower mortality for female patients, but higher mortality for male patients—patient mortality was the lowest for female patients treated by female surgeons, and the highest for male patients treated by male surgeons.
November 22, 2023
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3 min read
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UCLA Health researcher says brain health equity requires ‘paradigm shift’ in research practices
November 22, 2023
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5 min read
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At UCLA, skull base surgery is a ‘team sport’
It takes a multidisciplinary group of experienced specialists to treat skull base and pituitary tumors.
November 20, 2023
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6 min read
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Study finds possible early predictor of successful transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy for major depression
November 20, 2023
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3 min read
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UCLA researchers study stroke certification’s impact on outcomes
Research highlights need to expand nationwide thrombectomy designation.
November 20, 2023
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4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle,
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No pain, no gain? Training too hard can have serious health consequences
November 17, 2023
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4 min read
Cancer,
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Hospitals serving large Black, Latino populations have fewer resources for cancer care
Among the nation’s hospitals, those that serve high numbers of Black and Hispanic patients are far less likely to have advanced medical equipment and critical services that have been shown to boost the quality and effectiveness of cancer care.
November 16, 2023
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3 min read
Cancer,
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AI model can help predict survival outcomes for patients with cancer
Investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model based on epigenetic factors that is able to predict patient outcomes successfully across multiple cancer types.
November 16, 2023
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4 min read